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Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-08-20
How to Sign |. Note.

Not long since prominent woman in
 good society undertook to instruct the public not so well informed as herself how to write note. Her hints to letter writers appeared in New York newspaper, and will undoubtedly prove of benefit to many of it's readers All she said on this topic was perfectly correct, from ''the abomi- nation of scented stationery and the eb- jecti0nable ragged edge note paper with colored inks, to the formula required in all notes of invitation. The article, which also punctured some of the affectations of 8 young letter writer, was signed Mrs. Burton N. Harrison" The use of the prefix Mfrs" in this connection is a breach of literary etiquette which the writer commits in common with Mrs. John Sherwood, who certainly knows better than to do so. Both these ladies have pre- sented their society views in print as models to be followed by less well bred people, yet both are guilty of bad form ir signing themselves Mrs, No lady ever writes a note and signs it by her married title. She is neither Miss nor Mrs. al such times, and even should she be writ
 ing to an inferior, or to stranger, the rule is the same. To avoid any mistake of address, notes of this description must be written in the third person. With c newspaper article the Mrs. J signature i: in intolerably bad taste.-Boston Herald
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-08-20
A Remarkable Dam.

A remarkable dam is about to be con. structed by water company at the San Mateo canyon, four miles from San Mateo Cal, in order to form a reservoir. The canyon is very narrow and steep, and fifteen feet below the bottom is solid rsck, on which the foundation of the dam will rest The structure will be 170 feet high, 175 wide at the base, 20 feet at the top and 700 feet in length. It will be the largest stone dam ever known to have been built. The dike will have curva- ture of 80 feet, and the convex side will bt up stream. The material will be new sort of concrete composed of stone. The walls will be perfectly smooth. The reser. yoir that will be formed by it and the ad- jacent hills will be about eight miles ir length and 150 feet deep at the deepest places. It's capacity will be about 32, ,000,. GOO, 600 gallons. The water will be con. veyed by tunnels to the city of San Fran. ciscO.-Chica2o Journal
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-08-20
rhs Patient rroef Reader.

The proof reader is patient animal; he is mass of erudition; knows everything and every1niy; is acquainted with most languagesS Id is on speaking terms with Q great Iny; and can detect 8 typo graphical error, straighten out the gram mar, correct mistakes of fact and rattle along the whole at rate of speed that would paralyze the ordinary reader of g newspaper.
 He is the one man against whom the recording angel never balances the ac count. He may capture and summarily execute 100 typographical brigands bent on making nonsense of some interesting and instructive article, but if one slips by him no recording angel drops a tear and wipes out the blot. Not bit of it. Irate editors, furious reporters, incensed mana gers unite to pour out their vials of wrath on the proof reader, and if Nature, witl her grand gift of compensation, had not provided him with the hide of rhinoce ros he might, once in a while, feel sore.- George B. Perry in The Writer.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-08-20
German Centenarians.

By way of celebrating the emperor oi Germany's 90th birthday list of all the known persons in the Prussian kingdom who are older than the sovereign was completed. There was one man of 12( years, another of 11e years, woman o1 IF, another of 115, two women of 112 two men and one woman of Ill, five women of no, one man and four women of 109, three men and two women of 10S two men and ten women of 107, thirteer men and seven women of 106, and quite 6 large number who had attained to theil 105th year. The total number of persons who gave their age at over 100 was 160 The province of Silesia appears to be ex- ceptionally favorable to longevity Chi. capo Neyys
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-08-20
Police at the Epson Races.

On the grounds the police swarmed everywhere. They were very skillful in their management of this holiday crowd. They were very careful about not using any arbitrary power which would provoke the crowd. They were very firm in say ing what could or could not be done, but they acted more as friendly monitors than as arbitrary representatives of the law The English constabulary certainly handle large crowds in this regard better than we. There is no pushing, no jostling, no scrambling permitted. The rights of the humblest are respected. The costermon- ger, with his overloaded vegetable cradle and his little rat of an animal, has as fair chance in the street procession as the showy drag, with it's handsome double teams. The police on this day, so far as I could see, made but few arrests. Where 8 man was found transgressing he was simply warned. If many arrests were to be made it is easy to see that the mob ele- ment might become excited, and the re- suit would be anything but the good order which is now maintained.-T c. Craw- ford in New York World.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-08-20
The countrx of Indolsnce.

Egypt is for everybody who is not forced to work, the country of indolence. The manana of the Spaniard finds a home here. No one ever thinks of walking
 Mir. Butler gives the reply of Pasha, who was perhaps asked to get up and look at something: "All places are alike to the true believer. The servant of God is passive, not elective. Doubtless Iblis, the accursed, beguiles infidels to love walking or travel, but it is written on the pages of the air that sitting is better. !" Horses are trained to walk smoothly, and the fat Pasha sits his mount and feels no more motion than if reclining in a rocking chatr-New York Times Book Review.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-08-20
Pure OrientaIfsm.

Some European ladies passing through Constantinople paid visit to certain high Turkish functionary. The host of fered them refreshments, including & great variety of sweetmeats, always talk ing care to give one of the ladies, double the quantity he gave the otherE Flat tered by this marked attention she put the question, through the interpreter: ssWhy do you serve me more literally than the rest?'' Because you have a larger mouth" was the straightforward reply.-Ch2mbers' Journal zea
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-08-20
SUNRISE AT SEA.

How soft light from yonder east is thrown Across this waste of sea, Saturnian, A glow as tender as when time began; Though here t''ere is no other creature known Save deep blue sea and deep blue sky alone, And the rain burdened clouds slow caravan. The sea and sky, forgetful here of man, Talk each to each in measured monotone. Once in 8 year a strange ship passes by Still presses on the multitudinous host Of pillows, dark beneath the lonely sky, Summoned ere night to bathe some distant
 coast
 Thus OCT earth's desert places, eve and morn From the pale lips of heaven, Gods smile Is
 borne.
 William Prescott Foster in The Century.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-08-20
For student. of rheoloey,

The Waterbury American thinks that theological students should be required to serve an apprenticeship in a newspaper office They would there learn what to leave out of their sermons, as well as catch the newspaper spirit, which .divines what people can be most effectively talked to about at a particular time; what sub ject is least likely to put them to sleep, and how to treat sleepy subject awaken ingly.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-08-20
Stage Lines.

Bb0Be AA1meSe TEXAS AND CALIFORNIA STAGE co. DAILY LINE OF STAGES, Between Casa Grande and Florence, Carrying U. s. Mail and Wells, Fargo & Co.'S,
 -Express. Leaves Casa Grande, 2a.n. Florence, 1p.m. Come cting at Florence with DREW cos. DAILY LINE Of Stages to FINAL and SILVER KING.
 = and with h- GLOBE and FLORENCE STAGE LINE. Leaves Florence Daily at D. m, for RIVERSIDE, DRIPPING SPRINGS, PI.
 ONEER and GLOBE.
 Connects at- RIVERSIDE with Boone & Sons line for
 BENSON. J. c. LOSS, Agt. Casa Grande.
 W. E. GUILD, Agt. Florence.
 W. M. MEALS LINE, Connects at MAMMOTH with the Boone Stage from Riverside, for AMERICAN FLAG, ORACLE and TUCSON. Leaves Mammoth Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays, rstmning alternate days.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-08-20

When young man is walking with bis girl he torgets all the short cuts
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-07
As to Living i'm Unity.

The town OF Unity is a picturesque
tract of hill country in western New
Hampshire. A good old clergyman,
living in an adjoining town, was one
day called upon by a rural couple who
wished to be married. The proper
ceremony was duly performed, and
then the minister gave them some
fatherly exhorta:ion and advice
about their new course. "Now that
your lives are promised to each other
truly and unselfshly," said he, 81
hope nothing will disturb them, but
that you will always live happily in
unity" oval, | do know about
that. parson," objected the young
man, doubtfully; we're married. as
YOU saw, and fhope we'll get along
all right; but as for Twin in Unity.
never will for it's the rockiest place
I ever see in all my born daysl"-
Youths companion.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-07

"My father-wlere is heY SAID
Jeanne to her lover, rs they were Tor
o brief moment alone together.
What could Francois say? How
could he tell her OF the tale OF her be-
loved parent who had met his death
the day before by the guillotineY
"You hesitate, you turn pale! Alas!
my father, my poor fatherl ! am alone
in the world" said the grief-stricken
girl, bursting into tears.
"Not alone, dear Jeanne" murmur'
ed Francois. "You have me. | am
poor and humble, but | will love snl
protect you, q try to make you
happy"
At length it uvcame dangerous Tor
Jeanne to remain longer under the roof
OF the Royal Arms. Claude was ex
pected there every day, and in spite OF
her disguise would recognize the royal
fugitive. So the kind hearted uncle OF
Francois gave the young couple mon
ey, they were secretly married by
priest, and then fled to Coblentz, where
Jeanne met many OF her former friends.
Years passed. The unfortunate
queen had long since met tine sad fate
predicted by the Count Cagliostro;
and Jeanne de Choisseul, now Madame
Varney, was happy and beloved.
And although her noble friends often
spoke OF the uneaqual match, she
never gave a thought to the difference
in rank between her and her husband.
"Mon Ami, you are almost as
charming as when you became my
bride, now fifteen years ago." said
Francois to Jeanne one day, as she
stood smiling by his side, while at
their feet played two lovely children,
and their eldest, a girl just in her
teens and the image other fair mother
gazed on the blue-eyed lady.
"Have you ever repented marrying
so much beneath you, ma BELIEF"
asked her husband, as the setting sun
enveloped the group in midst OF
golden splendor.
! "Never, dear Francois. am happy
with you and our children, and the
past seems like q fearful dream"
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-07
the LIGmr OF LOVE.

Fair 10 the flush OF summer dawn,
When The gate OF pearl uncloses,
As Ii glimnrrs along the drwy lawn
And shimurrs among ths roses,
As ii wakes the little drops OF dew
TO quiverings OF delight,
And threads the aises OF the forest through,
On the trail OF the flying night.
Soft is the geam OF the summer stars
When the ieverish day Is over,
When the Jays are anoat in silver cars
And the dusky moth is n rover,
When over the couch OF the dreaming flow-
ers
The mists OF the fountains creep,
And the languid ears OF the drowsy hours
Are wooed by the song OF the deep.
But tho dazzling hues OF the morning fall,
And dull are its golden lances
And all the light OF the stars grow palo
In my darling's tender sances:
For the stars may shine with thousand
dyes,
And a myriad sunbeams fall
But the light OF love in II woman's eyes
Is the purest light OF all.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-07
A Wanderers Return.

IN the fall of 1862, when the war
feeling ran high and recruits were not
hard to get, Clayton II. Page, then n
bright young fellow, living at Mount
Holly, n. j., evinced desire to en-
list, but received no encouragement
from his friends. This did not deter
him, however, and he finally decided
to link his fortunes with Company II.
in the 30th New Jersey Volunteers.
Between that time aud the following
Spring he received some injury that
disabled him for the time being, and
he was Obliged TO take refuge in the
the General Hospital in Washington,
ID. c. He remained in that institution
until the 26th OF April.
Whether he went home dir ectly or
remained about Washington to see
the sights is matter OF conjecture.
At all events he soon went away, and
in 1865 took passage on vessel
bound for England. After that he led
a wandering life and tor several years
was supposed to be dead, but finally
he was heard from at New South
Wales, and later on ut Ceylon, Egypt
and other countries that his fancy led
him TO traverse. But as the years
rolled by all trace was finally lost OF
him and he was given up and suppos-
ed to have died in some foreign cline.
His sister, Anna II. Page, however,
never lost hope, and felt assured that
he was alive somewhere and would
eventually return. She, however, new
err lived to see it. Four years ago she
died, leaving an estate valued at
about $4,000. In her will she let
$4,000 and her silverware to her
missing brother, Clayton IL. Page. pro
vided he shonld return to Mount Holly
within twelve years OF the date OF her
death. II he failed to do this the
testatrix made provision Tor the dis
posal OF her estate.
The missing man came back on one
OF the ocean steamers, landing at New
York, and after a days rest went on
to Mount Holly. He had changed SO
much in appearance that lew knew
him, but he was recognized by the ex
ecutor of his sisters estate as soon as
he mentioned his name and received q
cordial greeting He received visits
from a number OF friends ofhis young
er days, and although he received them
cordially he did not refrain from stat
ing that he preferred to remain incog
during his stay there, and not renew
many OF his former acquaintance, as
he intended soon to return to Austria
liza, where he has been living for many
years past and has been quite success
full.
He will be paid the Legacy at any
time he may demand 1t and will Their
leave again for Australia.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-04-09

given that he will return and undergo
his military training. Bismarck will not
permit any triiling on the part Of the
youth of Vaterland in connection with
their military duties The effect of this
service on the youth of the country is
beneficial, as rule, inasmuch rs it in
culcates habits of punctuality. cleanli.
ness, orderlyness. self-conlrol aud disci.
pline. In the cases Of young men OF
delicate constitution. however. the rude
army life is too severe and they not in.
frequently die of consumption in conse-
qucnce.
The training is of the most minute and
thorough kind. Not only is the German
soldier taught most thoroughly every de.
tail of marching, drill and mancuyers.
but he is also carefully trained in gym
nastics, and must learn to leap, run and
swim well.
The pay of the German soldier amounts
to only fraction Of cent per day, and
il is somewhat hard to subsist on the ra-
tons furnished in peace time. While
serving his term the young German sol
der has therefore to receive some allow.
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THE GERMAN LEClONS.
Their Training Minute and Thorough-Pay
of the German soldler-Strength of
the Army.

At no time since 1870 have the Ger
mans been better prepared for war than
the present. 1t has always been the
motto of the German nation to be at all
times fully prepared to not only defend
the fatherland,' but, if necessary to take
the initiative at moments notice.
So distasteful to most young Germans
is the compulsory service in the active
army that many of them flee the country
to avoid it. In order to check emigra-
ton in this form law has been passed
that no young German who has not serv.
ed his term in the army can leave Ger
many after having passed his sixteenth
year. without substantial bonds being
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the French army be- FRENCH HUssAR
ing 1856 as against 1 ,404 in the German
army. Their guns are mostly of the
Bauge make, that is, they are molten
steel and are said to be superior in many
respects to those of the Krupp pattern.
There are altogether nineteen regiments
of field artillery having twelve batteries
apiece; nineteen regiments of eight field
batteries and three-horse batteries; six
teen batteries of heavy artillery Of six
batteries each; two regiments of bridge
batteries; three rocket companies, twelve
Algerian batteries and six mountain bat.
teries. The engineer corps consists OF
four regiments of sappers and miners,
with several railroad companies and the
commissariat department of thirty-two
squadrons, twenty being stationed In
France and the remainder in Algeria.
So much for the regular army. The
territorial army, which is sort of re-
serve. includes troops of all arms and is
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and defenses. Ballooning, torpedo ex-
perimenting and sea fighting, offensive
and defensive, have occupied closely the
France that made the military balloon
effective. "Un ballon captif' was
among the features Of French military
operations in the Chinese war. Its high
est efficiency has only been reached since
the Franco-Prussian war.
Every military movement in France
has been closely watched by Bismarck
and the veteran Won Moltke; every new
fortress or armament has been the sub.
ject of Jealous inquiry, and over and
again the German Chancellor has de.
clared: I'VE must keep up the efficiency
of the army! We want more money,
more cannon, more horses, more men!
The strength of the German army on
peace footing is Is, 100 officers and
427, 274 men. The infantry numbers 49,,
274 officers and 294 $40 rank and file; the
cavalry has 1858 officers and "a $50 men;
the artillery, $3.50 officers and 81, 1865
men.
There are. in addition, ,6S8 Surgeons,
619 veterinary surgeons, 737 armOrers.
93 ssddlers, 81, 773 horses and 1, 374 can
non.
In war the total force of the German
army would be two and half million
men, with 35. 427 officers. The number
of horses would be increased to 3l2, 100
and the cannon to 2,S0S.
In every branch of military service,
except infantry, the army of France 10
greater than that of Germany. The
French cavalry outnumbers that of her
great rival by over 10000 men. Her
artillery corps is %. 200 larger. and even
the French engineer corps is more than
1000 greater. In the arms of the service
brought together under the head Mis-
cellaneous," the difference is more than
% 800 in favor of France. In the single
branch Of infantry there is petty 1853
preponderance on the side of Germany.
All told, the French army exceeds that
Of Germany by nearly $4,000.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-04-09
WAR TEETH OF FRANCE.
AN ARMY OF 100000 MEN READY.
Resume of the Land Forces of the French
Repnblic-Work for the Germans
In the Impending Conflict.

NEW INFY UNIFORM The most formids
able branch of the, French army is and
ever was the infantry. The Frenchman,
by reason of his low stature, light
weight, agility and mus cularity, is pecu-
liarly adapted to long marches, perilous
climbing, bayonet encounters and hand
to-hand combats. He is defective in
craftsmanship, but makes up for that
by his other good points. The Russians,
who at the grand Redan of Sebastopol
found it possible to repel the stolid ba-
tallions of British foot soldiers, were I'M
able to defend the Malakoff against the
swarm of nimble zouaves who climbed
up the sides of its formidable earth
works like so many monkeys. The
best fighting in the war of 1870 was I'M
doubtedly done by the piOupiOu, as the
footsoldier is playfully termed by the
pekin or civilian; even the miserable
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-04-09

breech-loading gun, FULLY ACQUIRED.
an improvement on the Chassepot; but
the government, in emulation of the
Germans, is already taking steps to re-
place that weapon with a magazine gun.
The weak spot of the French army is
its cavalry, although special attention
has been paid to it in the last few years.
The French have never been good riders,
and to make matters worse they suffer
from dearth of horses. As result,
their cavalry is inferior numerically to
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Germany's $, cd
military authorities
placing the number
of horseman { b Q
latter C o. try
could send into the
field at the out
break of a war at
almost double that
at Frances dispos-
al. The French
cavalry branch con-
sists of twelve reg
iments of cuiras-
Sicrs tWenty-thre6
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-04-09

of Dragons, twenty of thasseurs ehsUaI.
twelve Of hussars, four of chssseurs
d Antique and three of Spahia. The
dragons and light cavalry have been
specially drilled in infantry tactics Of
late, as they are expected to do skirmish.
ing on foot and sharpshooting. They
are a very serviceable body of men, and
are highly spoken of by foreign critics
who have attended recent French mill
tary maneuvres. The system of train.
ing horse soldiers for infantry work was
copied from the Russian srny. where
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strong artillery no ex-
tended military move
ment can be success.
fully undertaken.
This branch of the
service, therefore, has
since then received
unflagging care. At
the time of writing.
the French have actu-
ally 452 more mount.
ed pieces than the,
Germans, the full
number of guns in
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half-clad national
guardsmen perform
ed prodigies of valor
then. There are IA
regiments of the line
in the French army
as at present eonsti-
tuted - thirty bata-
lions of chasseurs,
four Zouave re gil
ments, four Turco
regiments, two regi-
ments of the Foreign
Legions, three ba-
talions of light Afri-
can infantry, four
regiments of fusiliers
and one regiment;
consisting of military
convicts doing pio-
neer duty. The en-
tire infantry is armed
with the Gras S
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-04-09

Germans can rest assured that with Il
huge chain of forts to rend asunder and
over a million brave soldiers to over
come, their task next time will as little
the walk over" of 1870 as the
recent half breed rebellion in the north
west resemb!ed our own terrible civil
strife score of years ago.-Ne'0 York
W,pII
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war; Negrier, tn Q
hero Of Tonquin,
and last but not
least, Gen. Boulan-
ger, present minis
ter of war-an three
comparatively u n.
tried soldiers. OF
course great oppor-
tunities often make
great men, and Bou-
LANCER or some as
yet unknown officer
may prove a second
Napoleon Bonaparte
before the end of
another Franco-Ger-
man W ar. b u I
whatever the final
outcome of such a
conflict NAV be, the
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composed Of l 40
regiments of infan.
try and 8 Of zou-
ayes, l44 squadrons
of cavalry and 4 Of
Algerian horsemen.
Is regiments Of ar.
tillery, with IS field
batteries in Algeria
SO companies Of ar.
tillery ans sport
corps, IS battalions
of enpineers and IA
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the cavalry acts IN both capacities ann
in addition performs pioneer duties.
One of the great truths France learned
from the war of 1870 was that without o